Dear Colleagues,
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto on Tuesday announced that UK will move to online or alternative formats for classroom instruction for the rest of the semester in response to the continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Last week, Capilouto announced that UK would move to online instruction for the two weeks following this week’s Spring Break, March 23 through April 3.
Study.com has done the research to determine the top 50 marketing schools in the United States. After looking at information like degrees offered, concentration options, accreditations, clubs and networking opportunities available to students, and information from the U.S. Department of Education, the University of Kentucky is ranked #17!
Please read this email in its entirety as there are two requests made herein.
University of Kentucky MBA program at the Gatton College of Business and Economics welcomes all working professionals, industry leaders and executives in Kentucky and beyond to attend their Professional MBA Open House event (online only) on Wednesday, April 29th at 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Online registration can be found at http://gatton.uky.edu/mba-rsvp.
Colleagues,
Please read this email in full. The first portion summarizes clarifying information from the university about operational expectations. This was given yesterday and does not include consideration for the planned closing of K-12 public schools. I have added an addendum to the end covering this additional item.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 19, 2020) — Finding reliable, accurate information about the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is becoming more convoluted each day, especially when it comes to social media. With an overwhelming amount of information, it can be difficult to decipher fact versus fiction. Craig Martin, a professor and associate dean at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, is the course coordinator for the comprehensive infectious diseases course in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum.
Dan Brass was recently featured on the most recent edition of Talking about Organizations, a podcast about organizational theory. The topic was Power, Influence and Networks.
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Companies are adopting Enterprise Social Media, like Slack, to democratize social networks and foster communication and creativity. In a recent paper, co-authored with computer scientists based in Italy, Prof. Ajay Mehra examined how gender and rank shaped emergent social networks on an Enterprise Social Media platform.
Steven Lugauer was named a research affiliate at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Aging Research (CEPAR). Steven joined the Department of Economics in 2016. He received a PhD and MS in Economics at Carnegie Mellon University, an MBA in Economics and Finance at the University of Miami, and a BA in Economics at the University of Chicago. His primary research interests are in macroeconomics and demographics.
